To finish
- Process is voluntary, confidential and non-judgemental.
- Purpose is to support teacher development through feedback.
- Not a Big Brother compliance tool.
Classroom Profiling
Q and A
"The 'Profiler' doesn't even teach in my subject area."
- Not there to judge.
- Curriculum irrelevant.
- Process is dynamic and adaptable.
"What gives the 'Profiler' the right to judge what goes on in my classroom?"
- Not there to judge, just record.
- Lesson type/flow doesn't matter.
- Focus not just on teachers.
- Data capture.
Teachers Common Concerns
"I'm not comfortable with being told someone is coming into my classroom."
"Where does my data end up and what happens if I have a bad lesson?"
- You own your data.
- Profiling confidentiality.
- 'Bad lesson' is for you to reflect on and no ones else.
Why should I do it and how does it benefit me?
If you don't know what you are doing, you can't change.
- Moral obligation to improving learning and student outcomes.
- Assist teachers in maximizing 'curriculum talk' in the classroom by limiting need for 'behaviour talk'.
- Positively reaffirm good practice, increasing motivation and highlighting skill range.
- Process shows how different classrooms require different strategies.
- Without data, reflection tends to be subjective and focused on things we can't control.
How is Classroom Profiling done?
Profile data is broken into two sections:
Flow Sheet
- Practices teachers employ from the moment the students enter to the time they leave.
Frequency Sheet
- Preventative and reactionary strategies a teacher might use to manage situations that occur.
- Student behavior and interactions.
What is the process?
- The more profiles completed the more accurate and useful the data becomes for the teacher and the clearer their practice becomes to them.
- Can be the best or worst lesson.
- Targeted approach.
So how many can I do?
1 session =
- 30 minute profiling session.
- Data is photocopied once for profiler to refresh data in preparation for reflection session.
- Teacher keeps original profile.
- 30 minute reflection session booked for day following profile.
- Grown out of Essential Skills for Classroom Management.
- ESCM's underpin Classroom Profiling.
- Allows teachers to see how ESCM's are being used and the effects that they have on students.
What is Classroom Profiling?
Classroom Profiling is a confidential, non-judgemental, voluntary process that enables a teacher to reflect on the learning environment and teaching strategies they employ. Through profiling and reflection sessions a teacher is able to make decisions about their own practice based on presented data and make necessary adjustments to their own teaching.
Today's Session
- What is Classroom Profiling?
- What is the process?
- How is Classroom Profiling done?
- Why should teachers engage with Classroom Profiling and how does it benefit them?
- Teachers common concerns